"Blue Zone" Values

The following are the "Power 9" behaviors of the world's eldest, healthiest people as reported by Daniel Buettner in The Blue Zones, Second Edition: 9 Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest. The Blue Zone values are based on a study in which scientists sought to identify human behaviors that most contribute to a long, healthy life by studying communities in four parts of the world (dubbed the "Blue Zones"). These communities have the best record for healthy longevity, including the highest rate of people who live past 100 years of age. The researchers identified the following nine behaviors in all four groups: